1. North Carolina Report Wind Powering America All States Summit May 22, 2003

2. Key Activities for 2003 State Wind Map GIS Analyses Attitude Surveys Home Wind Workshop With Mick Sagrillo Wind Summit Anemometer Loan Program Wind Working Group Fact Sheets Macro Avian Impact Assessment Web Site: www.wind.appstate.eduwww.wind.appstate.edu

3. North Carolina Wind Map

4. Western NC Wind Assessment Work

5. Class @ 50m Power Density (W/m 2 ) Area (acres)Percentage of Total 1 -< 100 3,889,08659.32 1 +(100, 200] 1,895,92328.92 2(200, 300] 473,1757.22 3(300, 400] 159,7672.44 4(400, 500] 68,0131.04 5(500, 600] 30,3740.46 6(600, 800] 24,2750.37 7> 800 15,4190.24 >= 2(200, > 800] 771,02411.76 >= 4(400, > 800]138,0002.1 Area of Wind Power Classes 24 Western NC Counties

6. Watauga, Ashe & Avery Counties

7. Wind Resource Analysis by County Top 5 Counties in Western NC 12345672-74-7 Haywood 99484367691929493604576512032427836122298 Watauga 9335647809143025396230317299397248010368 Buncombe 191061335961397665923182268826686270515132 Ashe 18482440000916241901877 1166582779113 Avery 795282780492814210235217391107464959409 acres

8. Class 2 and Above in 24 Western Counties

9. Public Lands

10. County Wind Maps

11. Coastal North Carolina

12. Attitude Survey

13. Home Wind Workshop

14. Workshop Brochure

15. Home Scale Turbines in NC

16. Wind Monitoring Activities

17. Anemometer Loan Program

18. ASU/TVA Collaboration

19. Wind Working Group  Telephone Conferences  Two Meetings  Petition  Meetings with elected officials and others  Fact Sheet development  Public policy work  Regional articles and presentations  Coalition of Environmental, Energy, State Energy Office, DOE, University, and Industry folks

20. Macro Avian Impact Assessment Potential Avian Impacts of Wind Energy Development in Western North Carolina: A Literature Review prepared by Curtis Smalling Ecos of the Blue Ridge 667 George Moretz Lane Boone, NC 28607 For North Carolina State Energy Office & US Department of Energy January 2003

21. Key Issues and Lessons Learned “Ridge Law” Advertising is key to getting participation Lack of awareness of wind resources Second home owners are primary opponents Visual impact is major concern Most people don’t want to pay for wind monitoring work Lack of support from elected officials Need at least 3 months to organize and plan workshops and/or conferences Avian issues could become a problem Best wind sites are also targets for conservation Cost of Land

22. Future Plans/Needs Continue to address Ridge Law Need to educate key policy makers; broaden coalition East coast analysis Small wind demonstration project Need kit for educational efforts Need a small wind initiative Identify land under 3,000’ with good wind resources Identify land owners who support wind energy More educational programs Careful analysis of the economics of smaller projects Public policy work: net metering, RPS Continued funding for Anemometer Loan program, and Wind Working Group Post construction survey of attitudes toward WVa project NC Focus Groups

23. Advise, Ideas, & Strategies Identify owners of windy land and educate them Support for small wind demo projects Set up small wind R&D facility Professional legal and public policy assistance for ridge law Strengthen coalition for wind